Trojan.Agent.VBS
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Short bio
Trojan.Agent.VBS is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for Trojans that are written in VBScript, a deprecated programming language for scripting on Microsoft Windows systems.
Type of infection
This detection is triggeredd by the VBScript files themselves as well as by the methods of excecution they are known to use, like Scheduled tasks, startup entries, etc.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users against Trojan.Agent.VBS
Business remediation
How to remove Trojan.Agent.VBS with the Malwarebytes Nebula console
You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.
Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections pageto see which threats were found.
On the Quarantine pageyou can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.
Home remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Agent.VBS without further user interaction.
- PleaseĀ download Malwarebytesto your desktop.
- Double-clickĀ MBSetup.exeand follow the prompts to install the program.
- When yourĀ Malwarebytes for Windowsinstallation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
- Click on theĀ Get startedĀ button.
- ClickĀ ScanĀ to start aĀ Threat Scan.
- ClickĀ Quarantineto remove the found threats.
- Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.